Math3-5
Multiplication Strategies Practice Set for Grade 4
By Melanie P.
A practice packet for 4th graders that builds multiplication fluency with multi-digit numbers by walking through partial products, arrays, and base ten blocks. Students multiply a four-digit number by a one-digit number or two two-digit numbers, with a worked example that decomposes numbers by place value before they practice on their own.
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Teacher Guide & Tips
- Use this as a whole-class mini-lesson followed by independent practice, roughly 45 minutes in total.
- Discussion question: Why does breaking 2,435 into 2,000 + 400 + 30 + 5 make the multiplication easier, and how does that connect to place value?
- Scaffold for struggling readers: Have students draw a quick array or use base ten blocks for one problem before moving to the partial products method.
- Extension for advanced students: Ask them to solve a two-digit by two-digit problem using two different strategies and explain which one they prefer and why.
- Estimated time: about 15 minutes for the guided example and 25 to 30 minutes for independent practice.
Math3-5
Multiplication Strategies Practice Set for Grade 4
By Melanie P.
A practice packet for 4th graders that builds multiplication fluency with multi-digit numbers by walking through partial products, arrays, and base ten blocks. Students multiply a four-digit number by a one-digit number or two two-digit numbers, with a worked example that decomposes numbers by place value before they practice on their own.
Customize for your classroom
Teacher Guide & Tips
- Use this as a whole-class mini-lesson followed by independent practice, roughly 45 minutes in total.
- Discussion question: Why does breaking 2,435 into 2,000 + 400 + 30 + 5 make the multiplication easier, and how does that connect to place value?
- Scaffold for struggling readers: Have students draw a quick array or use base ten blocks for one problem before moving to the partial products method.
- Extension for advanced students: Ask them to solve a two-digit by two-digit problem using two different strategies and explain which one they prefer and why.
- Estimated time: about 15 minutes for the guided example and 25 to 30 minutes for independent practice.